Iraq is assessing the rehabilitation needs of the ancient city of Hatra, near Mosul in the country’s north, after retaking it from the Islamic State (IS) on April 26. The jihadist group had occupied the site since 2014 and in March 2015 bulldozed some of the ruins, which date back to the second century and include ancient architecture and other priceless antiquities. At one
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A view of the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, a city dating to 1400 B.C., northwest of Baghdad, in an image uploaded Aug. 21, 2016. (photo by Facebook/مراقبية اثار عكركوف) BAGHDAD, Iraq – Every year on March 21, Iraqis gather around the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, the site of an ancient city dating to the 14th century B.C. that is located northwest of Baghdad, to celebrate Nowruz a
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A view of the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, a city dating to 1400 B.C., northwest of Baghdad, in an image uploaded Aug. 21, 2016. (photo by Facebook/مراقبية اثار عكركوف) BAGHDAD, Iraq – Every year on March 21, Iraqis gather around the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, the site of an ancient city dating to the 14th century B.C. that is located northwest of Baghdad, to celebrate Nowruz a
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A view of the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, a city dating to 1400 B.C., northwest of Baghdad, in an image uploaded Aug. 21, 2016. (photo by Facebook/مراقبية اثار عكركوف) BAGHDAD, Iraq – Every year on March 21, Iraqis gather around the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, the site of an ancient city dating to the 14th century B.C. that is located northwest of Baghdad, to celebrate Nowruz a
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A view of the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, a city dating to 1400 B.C., northwest of Baghdad, in an image uploaded Aug. 21, 2016. (photo by Facebook/مراقبية اثار عكركوف) BAGHDAD, Iraq – Every year on March 21, Iraqis gather around the ziggurat of Dur-Kurigalzu, the site of an ancient city dating to the 14th century B.C. that is located northwest of Baghdad, to celebrate Nowruz a
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